Hi All,

I have an inquire regarding the Permanent Residence Or the Indefinite Returning Resident’s Visa (IRRV) , where I am already here in New Zealand since July 2011 on silver fern job search visa , and i successfully manage to get a full time job starting from August 2011 , Then I applied for residence and it is approved an issued January 2012 , So I am now Resident with 2 years RRV which will expires January 2014.

I was looking in the eligibility for IRRV visa ( Permanent Residence ) and one of the conditions is :

" You have tax residence status here - you have spent 41 days or more in each of the two years in New Zealand and you are assessed by the Inland
Revenue Department as being a resident tax payer for the past two years "

I am paying taxes to Inland Revenue since August 2011 , so this period will be counted or the two years that will be reviewed and assessed by Inland revenue will be started from the date of issuing the residence Visa ?? Meaning the first year's 41 days started from August 2011 or from January 2012 ?

I will be waiting your kind replies.

Thanks & Regards,
Mark